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Psalms 2:1 — King James Version← Study notes

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?


Psalms 2:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 2:16 words
HebrewMeaning
לָ֭/מָּהlāmāh
why?pronH4100
oft · ) · thing · what (end ···
רָגְשׁ֣וּrāgəšw
do they plotverbH7283
גוֹיִ֑םgwōyim
nationsnounH1471
heathen · nation · people
וּ֝/לְאֻמִּ֗יםwləʾumiym
and peoplesconjH3816
people
יֶהְגּוּyehəgw
do they devise?verbH1897
meditate · mourn · mutter · roar ···
רִֽיקriyq
vanitynounH7385
to no purpose · vain · vanity
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 2:1

1. “Why do the heathen rage, and the people meditate vain things?” Psalm 2:1. “The kings of the earth have stood up, and the rulers taken counsel together, against the Lord, and against His Christ” Psalm 2:2. It is said, “why?” as if it were said, in vain. For what they wished, namely, Christ's destruction, they accomplished not; for this is spoken of our Lord's persecutors, of whom also mention is made in the Acts of the Apostles. Acts 4:26 2. “Let us break their bonds…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 2
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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